Owners Of Area Restaurant Under Tax Investigation

St. Paul, MN (KROC AM News) - Owners of an area restaurant have been charged with a total of 18 tax-related felonies according to the Minnesota Department of Revenue and the Goodhue County Attorney’s Office.

Kelly and Ricky Anderson own Kelly’s Tap House Bar and Grill in Red Wing, and Kelly Anderson and the bar owe a combined more than $317,000. According to the complaint Kelly has underreported on both her income she received on her individual income tax returns and the amount of business sales on her monthly sales tax returns. The complaint also notes that the restaurant was not entering all of their sales into their point of sales system.

The complaint also alleges that Ricky would make adjustments to Kelly’s individual income tax returns as they were being prepared by their accountant and he adjusted the total yearly sales for the restaurant that included part of Kelly’s income.